Annie laurie barlow mcnair



(No Model.)

A. L. B. MONAIR.

PILLOW HOLDER.

No. 560,422. Patented May 19, 1896.

IN VE N 70/] WITNESSES A fro/m5 rs UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC ANNIE LAURIE BARLOIV MCNAIR, OF lVESTON-SUPER-MARE, ENGLAND.

PILLOW-HOLD ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,422, dated May 19, 1896. Application filed August 15, 1895. Serial No. 559,362. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNIE LAURIE BARLow MONAIR, a citizen of Great Britain, and aresident of Bonnie Doon Clarence Park, VVestonsuper-Mare, countyof Somerset, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pillow-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to pillow-holders; and the object thereof is to provide a suspensory pillow-holder which may be applied to a bed stead, sofa, couch, or any other article where pillows or cushions may be used, and a further object is to provide a pillow-holder suitable for a person either lying down or sitting up in bed, also to provide a pillow-holder which will, if desired, dispense with the use of bolsters or similar articles, and provide means for ventilation beneath the pillow, and to secure other advantages such as will hereinafter appear.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of a bed provided with my improvement; Fig. 2, a similar view of a frame which may be applied toor connected with a bed, and which is provided with myimproved pillow-support; Fig. 3, an end view thereof, and Fig. 4 a side elevation of a back frame which I employ in connection with the frame shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In the practice of my invention I secure to the head-posts A of a bedstead and the side bars 13 thereof curved arms 0, which may be detachably connected with the head-posts and side bars if desired. At suitable intervals on the arms 0, the upper ends of which are preferably connected with the head-posts near the tops thereof, I provide or form knobs or projections D, E, F, andG, which are adapted to support the pillow proper, as hereinafter described.

The pillow-holder proper consists of an oblong strip II, composed of flexible Wire mesh or any other material which may be suitable,and each end thereof is preferably provided with inwardly-directed, flexible, and spring extensions J, which'are adapted to hold the ends of the pillow. The flexible holder II is provided at each corner with hooks, eyes, or loops adapted to be attached to or connected withthe knobs or projections formed on the arms G, as shown in Fig. 1, and the holder may be thus connected with said arms or removed therefrom whenever desired.

The length of the pillow-holder when suspended in the manner shown and described should be a little greater than the width of the bedstead, and it should be a little narrower than an ordinary pillow, so that the upper and lower edges may be covered by the pillow when placed thereon. Of course any number of pillows may be employed, and the holder may be covered on one or both sides, or partially so, in order to protect the pillow; but this, as will be apparent, is not absolutely necessary. The inwardly-directed flexible ends J, which are designed to hold the pillow in position, may be formed integrally with the holder or connected therewith by springs, as will be readily understood, and if desired the holder may also be provided at each end with springs by which the pillow would be held in position.

When it is desired to use the pillow in an upright position, the corners of the holder will be connected with the knobs D and F, which may be placed higher on the arms 0, if desired, and when it is desired to be used in a reclining position the holder may be 0011-.

nected wit-h the knobs E and G, as shown in Fig. 1. It will also be apparent that the arms 0 may be dispensed with under certain circumstances, and if the holder is provided with springs, as hereinbefore described, it will still constitute a convenient support for a pillow, and may be thus used with or without bolsters or similar articles.

My improved pillow-holder will be found to be very comfortable and convenient especially for invalids or others, the ventilation which it provides being of great advantage under all circumstances and especially so, in hot climates, to those of feeble condition or afflicted in such manner as to necessitate their remaining in bed for any length of time.

In Figs. 2, 3, and 4 I have shown a frame for use in connection with any form of a bedstead, in connection with which my improved support may be employed. This frame consists of vertical posts K, provided with bottom angular extensions 75, with which the side,

arms C are connected, and in connection with the posts K, I employ a back frame (shown in Fig. 4) consisting of transverse top and bottom bars L, vertical end bars M, and a central vertical bar N. This frame is connected with the post K by means of screws P, which are adapted to pass through holes or openings R, formed in the ends of the top and bottom bars L, and it will be observed that the central vertical bar N projects below the bottom bar L, the object of this arrangement being to hold the mattress or bedding in position. The pillow-support H in this form of e0nstruction is provided with end pieces S, to which are secured spiral springs T, by means of which the ends of the pillow may be held in place, and otherwise this construction is sub stantially the same as that shown in Fig. 1.

Having fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with a bedstead of curved arms connected with the head-post and side bars thereof, said arms being provided with knobs or projections, a flexible pillow-holder adapted to be adj ustably connected with said knobs or projections and means for clamping the pillow in position, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a beadstead of curved arms connected with the head-posts and side bars thereof, said arms being provided with knobs or projections, and a flexible pillow-holder adapted to be connected with said knobs or projections, said holder being composed of wire mesh, or similar material, and provided with end extensions adapted to hold a pillow substantially shown and described.

3. In a pillow-support, the combination of curved arms as O, which are properly supported, said arms being provided with knobs or projections, and a flexible pillow-holder adapted to be connected with said knobs or projections, said holder being composed of wire mesh or similar material, and provided with end pieces to which aresecured sprin for holding the ends of the pillow in place, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 20th day of May, 1895.

ANNIE LAURIE HARLOW MuNAlll.

itnesses:

RICHARD lloann Brnns, FREDERICK PORTER. 

